Green Onions by Booker T And The Mgs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Green Onions - Booker T and the MG's ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Lance (greendayrocksu) Email: greendayrocksu@gmail.com Tuning: Standard The intro is an organ. He hits these chords for about 27 seconds. e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------2-------------8--------------14--------------8----------2----------| D|----3-- (x4)-----8---(x2)------14-----(x1)------8----------3-------------| A|--3-----------6------------12----------------6----------3----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff A: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------11---------------------------| A|-------------11------------------1111---4-------(x2)---------------------| E|--1111---4------(x4)-----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------11------------------------------------| A|-------------11---------1111---4------(x1)--------------11---------------| E|--1111---4------(x2)------------------------11111---4------(x2)----------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------33--------------------11------------------------------------| A|--3333---6------(x1)----1111---4------(x1)--------------11---------------| E|---------------------------------------------1111---4-------(x2)---------| Play this again. Note that when the numbers are close together, he plays it fast, I quite tell you the rhythm, you would just have to listen to the song. ____________________________________________________________________________ Now for the guitar solo: e|------------------------------------1----4---6b--------------------------| B|----------------1-------4b6--44rb------------------1---------------------| G|--b^3rb-p-1-------3b-----------------------------------3b3bp1------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------1---------------------1-----------------------| G|--1--------11h3p1-----1h3----3-----1--3--1--3b------3b--3b---------------| D|-----33-----------------------------------------------------3------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--1----------------------6--4b--4b--2---(x2)----1------------------------| G|----3b--3b--1--(x4)--------------------------------3b--3b--1---(x2)------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--8---6b--6b--4-----6---4b--4b--2----1-----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------3b--3b--1--(x2)------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Now go back to Riff A. Then, after that, play the first few lines of the solo: e|------------------------------------1----4---6b--------------------------| B|----------------1-------4b6--44rb------------------1---------------------| G|--b^3rb-p-1-------3b-----------------------------------3b3bp1------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then end it by going: e|-11-\--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-11-\--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b^ Pre-Bend =============================================================================== www.TAB6.com